A law student has called time on women being critical of each other's appearance - after classmates started judging her for making too much effort.

First year Paula Ursu, 18, has only been at London's Royal Holloway University for a few weeks and has already been getting strange comments and looks about her appearance - from other women on her course.

The law student explained that she has been asked why she makes so much of an effort and gets judged for wearing make-up, heels and doing her hair.

First year Paula Ursu, 18, has only been at London's Royal Holloway University for a few weeks and has already been getting strange comments and looks about her appearance so she's called for women to stop being so critical of each other

Writing in an article entitled 'I'm fed up of people thinking I'm dumb because I dress nicely for lectures' for student newspaper The Tab, she said: 'People would say to me "oh you look dressed up for university" and I would get strange looks from girls who then wouldn't talk to me.

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'In the beginning, I tried to explain myself, but now I just think it's none of anyone's business how I choose to look.'

Paula, who speaks five languages, considers herself to be a feminist, and only dresses well because it helps her stay focused.

Paula says if she likes the way she looks, she is more confident and works better. 'I do it for myself, not anyone else,' she said

Paula says it only takes her 20 minutes to get ready and women should be empowering each other - and the way she dresses makes her feel empowered

She said: 'It doesn't even take me that long to get ready, maybe 20 or 30 minutes.

'I wake up, shower, have breakfast and then try to pick out a new outfit every day, do my hair and make-up and that's it. It's just a ritual.

'If I like the way I look I'm more confident and I work better. I do it for myself, not anyone else.'

Singleton Paula, who lives in Turkey with her family when she's not at university, added: 'There's already a lot of people who don't treat women as equal and it's sad when other women try to bring each other down.

'We should be empowering each other, and the way I dress makes me feel empowered.'

The aspiring lawyer said that since she's spoken out in a blog about the problems in the first few weeks and has received a lot of positive feedback from undergraduates who used to judge her.

She said: 'I was surprised that I got a lot of positive comments - a lot of women said I was brave.

'I don't see why people judge others, I'm not asking them to like me - I just don't want to be judged.'

Singleton Paula, who lives in Turkey with her family when she's not at university, believes there's already a lot of people who don't treat women as equal and it's sad when other women try to bring each other down

The aspiring lawyer said that since she's spoken out in a blog about the problem, she has received a lot of positive feedback from undergraduates who used to judge her